A revised and expanded version of Yan's doctoral dissertation in missiology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Evangelization in China fills a wide gap in the available literature about the church in contemporary China.

divides his material into three parts: Part I provides both the historical and current context for the evangelization in China; Part II discusses the writings of John Paul II and Benedict XVI on China; and Part III analyzes the opportunities and challenges for the Church in China from both ecclesial and Chinese government points of view, and offers a way to move beyond the current impasse.

God, we are told, has given to man the compass for evangelization -- to facilitate the preaching of the gospel to those peoples long buried in paganism and also to compensate the church for losses to heresy in Germany as well as northern Europe in general:

Second, John Paul II reinforced and strengthened the Nostra Aetate teachings of the Church: that the Jews are not guilty of deicide, that there is no super-session of Judaism by Christianity but an ongoing covenant between God and the Jewish people, and that Jews are not to be targeted for evangelization.

The executive director of Cultivation Ministries, a non-profit corporation that supports adult and teen leaders among Catholic youth ministries, presents Make It Real: A Practical Resource for Teen-Friendly Evangelization, a straightforward guide for Catholic evangelists seeking to compete for teenager's attention agains the tidal wave of popular culture.

BEIRUT: Pope Benedict XVI appointed Boulos Matar, the Maronite bishop of Beirut, Wednesday to the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization, a department aimed at countering growing secularization.

A number of high profile theologians will address the conference, including Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop of Chicago, and Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the newly-formed Pontifical Council for New Evangelization.

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